The Israeli army ordered the inhabitants of southern Lebanon on Saturday October 12 to “do not return” at home, emphasizing that his troops continued to confront fighters from the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah in this region.
Israeli forces continue to “target Hezbollah posts in or near your villages”said in an Arabic message published on X Avichay Adraee, the army’s spokesperson for the Arabic-speaking public. “For your own protection, do not return home until further notice. Do not head south, anyone heading south risks putting their life in danger.”he added. Follow our live stream.
Hezbollah fire on Haifa. Lebanese Hezbollah claimed to have fired “missiles” on an Israeli military base near Haifa, the large city in northern Israel. In a statement, the Islamist movement said it had bombed with “a salvo of missiles at a base south of Haifa, targeting an explosive materials factory.” The pro-Iranian group on Friday ordered Israelis to move away from military sites in residential areas in the north of the country.
Israel criticized for firing against peacekeepers. The Hebrew State explained that he had fired in the direction of a “threat” near a United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) position in southern Lebanon. “Two Sri Lankan peacekeepers were injured”UNIFIL reported. Emmanuel Macron warned that France “will not tolerate” new shots, judged “completely unacceptable”. Facts also condemned by American President Joe Biden and several countries on the UN Security Council.
The United States is still working on a ceasefire in Lebanon. The US president’s special envoy, Amos Hochstein, said Washington was working “relentlessly” for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah, who have been at war for three weeks. “We want the whole conflict to end”he told Lebanese television channel LBCI from Washington.